Would like to know more about the early settlers and history of Glengarry,Pictou County,Nova Scotia .Thank you for your interest.Myrtle(Russell )Conrad

Hu Take a look at this site - here is one opinion http://fiss.com/FI00508.htm . I tend to agree - use the KISS principle. What would a Welsh kiwi know about it anyway? Thanks for the appreciation - but hey I am not giving up my day job. Rod Llewellyn Auckland New Zealand -----Original Message----- From: Harvie and Liz Barker [mailto:hebarker@rctvonline.net] Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2002 11:05 a.m. To: CAN-NS-PICTOU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PICTOU-L] Mckenzie versus Mackenzie? sorry, I just had to ask this question? what is the difference between "Mckenzie" and "Mackenzie"...[my Mcdonald/Macdonald friends tell me there is a BIG difference but...] I see the same family in census spelled both ways and then for deaths/ etc spelled the other way...since I am trying to see if there is a link between Mckenzies of Pictou/Greenhill and Mackenzies of Cariboo...I need to know if there would be any possibility of relationship. I appreciated Rod Llewellyn's humor related to the 1838 census...that "hugh frasers" were as numerous Canadians celebrating the recent hockey gold medal!"[yeh] Sorting out the Pictou Mckenzies/Mackenzies is the same!..too many Kenneths living with Murdocks or Murdocks living with Kenneths! etc. oh dear. thanks Liz of BC/Canada ==== CAN-NS-PICTOU Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe place only the word unsubscribe in the body of a message and send it to the LIST or DIGEST address you are subscribed to below. LIST mode: send to CAN-NS-PICTOU-L-request@rootsweb.com DIGEST mode: send to CAN-NS-PICTOU-D-request@rootsweb.com

This note from a document researched and written by James F. MacIntosh in 1984, which included an item about James MacIntosh (1839-1921): " ......Returning to West Branch, Nova Scotia, he and Jane had their six children after which they returned to the Boston area. Settling in Hyde Park, he prospered as a fine harness maker and property owner. It was while in the greater Boston area that he changed the spelling of the name to that used by the Clan and its chieftains, "MacIntosh". In Boston 'Mc' indicated Irish, with whom the city was being flooded. James wanted it totally clear that he was no Irishman; he was Scottish!" Kathleen ==== CAN-NS-PICTOU Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe place only the word unsubscribe in the body of a message and send it to the LIST or DIGEST address you are subscribed to below. LIST mode: send to CAN-NS-PICTOU-L-request@rootsweb.com DIGEST mode: send to CAN-NS-PICTOU-D-request@rootsweb.com

thanks to everyone for replies re "mc" or "mac"...now on with my mission to see if Cariboo Mackenzies are related to Pictou/Greenhill Mckenzies. Does anyone know how the land was granted in that area...? I mean was land granted/settled FIRST nearer the water? thus, Cariboo and Pictou town and then progressively farther inland, and thus Greenhill?...I am wondering IF maybe the Cariboo Mackenzies were the ancestors of Greenhill Mckenzies. ??? thanks Liz of BC

Hi - My grandmother told me this( fact or fiction) that Mc was the English version and Mac was the Scottish version. When I worked in the hospital, in later years I was told this again by the people whose last names start with Mc or Mac. Yours, Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: <CAN-NS-PICTOU-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <CAN-NS-PICTOU-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:03 AM Subject: CAN-NS-PICTOU-D Digest V02 #90

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2799.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Vina might have, I'm not sure but will check it out,don't think Mollie did, Ontario and India for her.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marr, Purcell, MacPherson, Fisher, Gate, DeCoste, Armsworthy, MacDonald Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2812 Message Board Post: The New Glasgow Evening News, Saturday, January 17, 1987 - NORTH RIVERSIDE - John Edward Marr, 81, North Riverside, Guysborough County, died Friday in St. Martha's Hospital, Antigonish. Born in Boylston, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Annie (Purcell) Marr. He was a member of St. Patrick's Church, Guysborough Intervale. He is survived by five stepdaughters: Annie (Mrs. James MacPherson), North Grant; Mrs. Maybel Fisher, Malignant Cove; Eunice, Illinois; Joyce Gate, Winnipeg; Barbara (Mrs. Bernard DeCoste), Port Hawkesbury; two stepsons: Charlie Armsworthy, North Grant; Douglas Armsworthy, B.C.; a granddaughter; and a sister, Margaret (Mrs. Edward MacDonald), North Riverside. He was predeceased by his wife, Maude Armsworthy; a son, Lawrence; two stepsons, Cyril and Cecil. The remains are resting in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Guysborough. Funeral service will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in St. Patrick's Church, Guysborough Intervale. Interment will be in parish ce! metery. Donations may be made to St. Patrick's Church repair fund.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mannion, Mason, Riggs, Nason Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2811 Message Board Post: The New Glasgow Evening News, Friday, February 6, 1987 - NEW GLASGOW - Mr. and Mrs. Warren Riggs, Autumn Crescent, New Glasgow, received word Wednesday of the sudden death of Hubert Mannion, in Auburn, Calif. Mr. Mannion had a long service career in the United States Air Force. He was on the air force official staff, that travelled around the country, when President Reagan was Governor of the State of California. Mr. Mannion was a son-in-law of Mrs. Edith (Mason) Riggs, having been married to Mrs. Riggs' daughter Doris (Nason). Besides his wife Mr. Mannion is survived by an adopted daughter, Lori; also several brothers and sisters. A United States Air Force military funeral will be held on Saturday. The remains are resting at the Funeral Home in Auburn, Calif., with interment in Auburn Cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mahoney, Power Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2810 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, December 30, 1987 - Charles Bonisace Mahoney, 77, Queen St., Truro died Sunday, Dec. 20 in Colchester Hospital. Born in Stellarton, he was a son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Power) Mahoney. A retired accountant, he was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church and the Halifax branch of the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by two sisters and a brother. He was predeceased by four brothers, and two sisters. Funeral mass was held Wed., Dec. 24 in Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Lloyd O'Neil officiating. Spring burial will be in the parish cemetery, Truro.

Hi Liz, I've finally overcome the "Mc" versus "Mac" issue myself. Being afflicted with a Mac surname it drove me crazy for a while. The more ancestors I found, the more variations in spelling I found. The most recent versions in our family has been MacNeil and McNeil. Up to the 1930s it was MacNeill for almost all in the family. Prior to that it was McNeill in the 1800s......So then I began to pay no attention to the spelling, just the phonetics .... until I ran into this... my brick wall is my ggg granndfather Robert McNeill who married Mary Crowe in Masstown NS in 1821. The marriage register appears to list him as Robert McNutt. Now, this is a challenge! Cheers, Rick Harvie and Liz Barker wrote: > sorry, I just had to ask this question? what is the difference > between "Mckenzie" and "Mackenzie"...[my Mcdonald/Macdonald friends > tell me there is a BIG difference but...] > > I see the same family in census spelled both ways and then for deaths/ > etc spelled the other way...since I am trying to see if there is a > link between Mckenzies of Pictou/Greenhill and Mackenzies of > Cariboo...I need to know if there would be any possibility of > relationship. > > I appreciated Rod Llewellyn's humor related to the 1838 census...that > "hugh frasers" were as numerous Canadians celebrating the recent > hockey gold medal!"[yeh] > Sorting out the Pictou Mckenzies/Mackenzies is the same!..too many > Kenneths living with Murdocks or Murdocks living with Kenneths! etc. > oh dear. > > thanks Liz of BC/Canada >

sorry, I just had to ask this question? what is the difference between "Mckenzie" and "Mackenzie"...[my Mcdonald/Macdonald friends tell me there is a BIG difference but...] I see the same family in census spelled both ways and then for deaths/ etc spelled the other way...since I am trying to see if there is a link between Mckenzies of Pictou/Greenhill and Mackenzies of Cariboo...I need to know if there would be any possibility of relationship. I appreciated Rod Llewellyn's humor related to the 1838 census...that "hugh frasers" were as numerous Canadians celebrating the recent hockey gold medal!"[yeh] Sorting out the Pictou Mckenzies/Mackenzies is the same!..too many Kenneths living with Murdocks or Murdocks living with Kenneths! etc. oh dear. thanks Liz of BC/Canada

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mckenzie, Kayenbergh Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2799.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your message. I am trying to piece together some of the events in Charlotte's life and how all the Mckenzie's fit together. The picture of Jemima is inscribed, "Mina Mckenzie your faithful friend". It just seemed too much of a coincidence that they would all have been at 'Dal' about the same time and all have the same last name. One other question if I may impose. Do you know if Mary Smith or her sister Vina Mckenzie d.12 March 1960, ever lived in Alberta? Thank you so much for your time.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mabey, Lister, Barnes, Sutherland, Jones, Dunn Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2809 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, June 15, 1988 - Albert Mabey, 75, of Westville, Pictou County, died Wednesday, June 8 in Valley View Villa, Riverton. Born in Stellarton, he was a son of the late Aubrey and Amelia (Lister) Mabey. He was a member of Church of the Holy Name, Westville. He was a retired coal miner and he also operated a trucking business. He is survived by a daughter, Sadie (Mrs David Barnes), Saltsprings, Pictou County; two sons, Harold, New Glasgow; Aubrey, Stratford, Ont.; two sisters, Bertha (Mrs Clarence Sutherland), Truro; Mildred (Mrs George Jones), Victoria, B.C.; two brothers, James, Prescott, Ont.; Roy, White Rock, B.C.; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Pearl Dunn; a daughter, Margaret; an infant son, William; a sister, Florence; a granddaughter. Funeral service was held Saturday, June 11 in Church of the Holy Name, with Rev. J.H. MacDonald officiating. Burial will be in Bee's Cemetery. Donati! ons may be made to Canadian Cancer Society or Valley View Villa.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McNeill, McDougall, DeCourcy, Walker Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2808 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, November 25, 1987 - Mary Florence McNeill, 71, Pictou, died Thursday, November 19 in Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital. Born in Pictou, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary (McDougall) McNeill. A graduate of Pictou Academy, she worked as an accountant for the Pictou Housing Commission, Ferguson Industries Ltd., and McDermid Agencies. For 25 years she lived in Los Angeles, California, returning to Pictou a year ago and resided at the Church St. Villa. She was a member of Stella Maris Parish, Pictou. She is survived by six brothers, Allister, Paul, James and Stan, all of Pictou; Walter, Los Angeles; Albert, Scoudouc, N.B.; two sisters, Laurel (Mrs Thomas DeCourcy), Newcastle, Ont.; Rita (Mrs Joseph Walker), New Glasgow as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Jack. Funeral service was held Monday, November 23 in Stella Maris Church, Pictou, Rev. Kyte Gillis officiating with readings by nephew F! rank McNeill and Niece Ann McNeill. Pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased, were Norman McNeill, Dartmouth; Stanley McNeill, Jr., Dartmouth; Stephen McNeill, Scoudouc, N.B.; Rob McNeill, Pictou; Vaughan Walker, New Glasgow and Jamie McNeill, Pictou. Burial was in the parish cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Magee Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/1075.1 Message Board Post: The New Glasgow Evening News of Saturday, March 28, 1987 printed the same obituary, with the following differences: the date of death was given as Friday, and sister Georgia's name was given as Georgie. The New Glasgow Evening News, Saturday, April 4, 1987 - SUTHERLAND'S RIVER - The funeral service for William J. Magee was held Monday, March 30 in the Angus Funeral home, New Glasgow. The service was conducted by Rev. Donald Mackay who brought a comforting message to the bereaved family. Burns MacDonald, organist, accompanied a solo It Is No Secret, sung by Clarence Fraser. Members of the Thorburn Choir sang the 23rd Psalm and Abide With Me. Honorary pallbearers were members of Caledonia No. 28 Oddfellows Lodge, Hopewell. Spring interment will take place in Riverton Cemetery.

Hi Bonnie, If you are close to Toronto you can go to the Reference Library at Yonge and Bloor, 4th floor, or to the North York Library at "Loud Mouth" Mel Lastman Square in North York. Both have the 1871 Nova Scotia census, where you can look up Ohio, Antigonish County and hopefully find the folks you are looking for. If you aren't close to Toronto, your local library can order the census reels for Antigonish or any other county from the National Archives. I don't believe there is any cost to you for this. Both libraries have a number of books related to each county, so there can be additional information in them for you. Cheers, Rick Bonnie Cole wrote: >Hello Rick: > >Can I but in here and ask you a question? > >I have a Cameron in my past and I cannot find her. > >I have a scrap of paper that I've had for 40 years with some names on them >and all I knew was where in NS these people lived, approximately. And I'm >now just starting this research. > >I don't know where any records are, nor do I know what census are available >online. > >Perhaps you could give me some direction as where to go first? > >John Kennedy and Mary Cameron had a son Roderick Kennedy born c.1846 >somewhere in NS. He was Catholic > >What I did find was that Roderick & Mary were on the 1881 Census living in >New Glasgow. > >A researcher found for me that they married 1871 in Ohio, Antigonish. AND >THAT'S ALL I KNOW. > >I know nothing about this province and even where to start. Can anyone help >guide me? > >Bonnie >Ontario >

Hello Rick: Can I but in here and ask you a question? I have a Cameron in my past and I cannot find her. I have a scrap of paper that I've had for 40 years with some names on them and all I knew was where in NS these people lived, approximately. And I'm now just starting this research. I don't know where any records are, nor do I know what census are available online. Perhaps you could give me some direction as where to go first? John Kennedy and Mary Cameron had a son Roderick Kennedy born c.1846 somewhere in NS. He was Catholic What I did find was that Roderick & Mary were on the 1881 Census living in New Glasgow. A researcher found for me that they married 1871 in Ohio, Antigonish. AND THAT'S ALL I KNOW. I know nothing about this province and even where to start. Can anyone help guide me? Bonnie Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard MacNeil" <rick.macneil@sympatico.ca> To: <CAN-NS-PICTOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [PICTOU-L] The Cameron Tree > Hi Wayne, > > > Sorry, I haven't heard of this book, and I have most of them relating to > Pictou County. > > If it's any help, I have the book "Place-Names and Places of Nova > Scotia", with entries on Avondale, Hants County, and Avondale Station in > Pictou County. Each has a short description of the community history > including who the founding families are. If you would like me to email > you one of these, please let me know which community. > > Cheers, > Rick MacNeil > > Wayne & Vivian Mellish wrote: > > > I am looking for a book, " Avondale and Its People (Least They be Forgotten) by H.G. Cameron. Is it in the Pictou Library and is it available for loan? next best is it possible to have a copy of p. 71 sent to me. > >Wayne > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-NS-PICTOU Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe place only the word unsubscribe in the body of a message and send it to the LIST or DIGEST address you are subscribed to below. > LIST mode: send to CAN-NS-PICTOU-L-request@rootsweb.com > DIGEST mode: send to CAN-NS-PICTOU-D-request@rootsweb.com >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Murray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WOC.2ACE/2807 Message Board Post: Seeking info re. Walter Murray who was born in Pictou County 1816. I know he married a Mary (Heagan) McFarlane in 1854 at the St. Adrews at the Greenoak Presbyterian Church by a Rev. Robert Murray. Does the 1830 Census list any Walter Murray who would have been roughly 20-24 years old?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McNabb, Hauptman, Bruce, Milne, Prophet Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2806 Message Board Post: The same issue of the Advocate carried two obituaries for Mr. McNabb, and as I do not know which is the correct one, they are both posted here: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, February 3, 1988 - William McNabb, 90, of 35 Aberdeen Ave., New Glasgow, died Sunday, Jan. 21, in Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Scotland, he was a son of the late Robert and Marion (Hauptman) McNabb. He was a veteran of the First World War. The body will be cremated. The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, February 3, 1988 - William McNabb, 90, of 35 Aberdeen Ave., New Glasgow, died Sunday, Jan. 31 in Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Scotland, he was a son of the late Marion (Hauptman) McNabb. He was a retired bricklayer, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a member of Albion Lodge AF & AM. He is survived by a daughter, Joan (Mrs Donald Bruce), New Glasgow; a sister-in-law, Daisy (Mrs Robert Milne), Scotland; a brother, Francis, Ottawa; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Jane Prophet. The body will be cremated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McMillan, Creelman, Foster Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2805 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, December 31, 1986 - Violet Edna McMillan, 86, of West Tatamagouche, died here Sunday, Dec. 21 in Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital. Born in Lake Road, she was a daughter of the late George and Ester (Creelman) Foster. She was a retired school teacher. She is survived by her husband, Charles; a son, George, West Tatamagouche; two grandsons; two brothers, Alvin, Bay Head, and Winfred, Tatamagouche. She was predeceased by two sisters, Alice and Marguerite, and a brother, Bert. The body is in Coulter's Funeral Home, Tatamagouche. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Donations may be made to any charity.